An extremely rare alligator has been born at a wildlife park in Orlando, Florida. The female reptile, measuring 49cm (19.2 inches), is one of only seven leucistic alligators in the world ...

Predators, usually raccoons, cause the destruction of around 1/3 of alligator nests. Raccoons not only eat the eggs, but they also eat baby alligators if the mother gator leaves the nest unattended.